Subordinate Courts Act 1948 s 85
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Subject to limitations contained in this Act a First Class Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to try all offences for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law does not exceed ten years imprisonment or which are punishable with fine only and offences under sections 392 and 457 of the Penal Code.
Bidang kuasa jenayah Majistret Kelas Pertama
Tertakluk kepada batasan yang terkandung dalam Akta ini seorang Majistret Kelas Pertama hendaklah mempunyai bidang kuasa untuk membicarakan segala kesalahan yang tempoh maksimum pemenjaraan yang diperuntukkan oleh undang-undang tidak melebihi sepuluh tahun pemenjaraan atau yang boleh dihukum dengan denda sahaja dan kesalahan di bawah seksyen 392 dan 457 Kanun Keseksaan.
Text as at 1 May 2013 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).